Thursday, August 21, 2008

NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was received from Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG and our friends at the International Society for British Genealogy & Family History. Please address all inquiries to admin@isbgfh.org.

The 8th Annual British Institute ----- Offering Irish Research, British Record Research, Scottish Basic Research, and Using Family Search in British Isles Research. All courses are taught by experts in their field of genealogy research.

The International Society for British Genealogy & Family History (ISBGFH) is sponsoring the eighth annual British Institute in Salt Lake City, October 6-10, 2008. The Institute will be held at the Crystal Inn, 230 West 500 South. Four courses will be taught by leading authorities: David Rencher,CG,AG,FUGA David McDonald,CG Barbara Baker,AG and Diane LoosleAG.

The week-long courses titles are: Rencher - Finding the Place of Origin for Your Irish Immigrant; McDonald - Ecclesiastical Records in British Research; Baker - Scottish Research Basics; Loosle - Using Family Search to Find Your British Ancestors.

The five-day tuition for the courses taught by Rencher, McDonald, and Baker is $335 (members), $320 (alumni of the Institute) and $360 (non-members).

The tuition includes individual consultations with instructors and on-site assistance in the Family History Library. All tuitions include the banquet to be held on Monday evening, October 6.

The Family Search course will be offered on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings at the Family History Library at no charge to Institute registrants.